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Wyoming

Gambling is banned by statute, with specific exceptions rather than a constitutional scheme.
Statewide mobile-only sports betting since 2021, taxed at 10%; no online casino or iLottery.
Pari-mutuel racing with historic horse racing machines, plus tribal casinos on the Wind River Reservation.

More detail

Legal framework. The general gambling ban (W.S. 6-7-101) carves out a growing list of exceptions.
Sports betting. HB 133 (2021) legalized statewide mobile-only sports wagering (Wyo. Stat. Title 9, ch. 24). The tax is 10%, the minimum age is 18, and the Wyoming Gaming Commission regulates it. Its "sporting event" definition also covers esports.
Racing. Pari-mutuel racing is legal, including advance-deposit wagering. Historic horse racing terminals have been allowed since 2013, with no cap on their number.
Fantasy sports. Fantasy sports contests are excluded from the definition of gambling.
Skill games. Grandfathered skill-based amusement games run at bars and truck stops. Limits: 4 machines per establishment, $3 maximum wager, $3,000 maximum payout, 21+. Net proceeds are taxed at 20% weekly (W.S. §11-25-304(d)).
Charitable gaming. Charities may run licensed bingo and pull-tabs; charitable raffles are exempt.
Lottery. No iLottery or third-party courier service is offered.
Tribal gaming. Wind River is the only reservation with tribal gaming. The Eastern Shoshone run one casino under a state compact. The Northern Arapaho run three casinos under federally issued procedures rather than a compact, after winning a court fight over Class III gaming the state had refused to negotiate.
Online casinos and sweepstakes. In May 2025 the Gaming Commission warned publicly that real-money online casinos and dual-currency sweepstakes sites are unlicensed and illegal. A 2026 interim committee studied competing bills to ban or regulate sweepstakes casinos for the 2027 session.
Prediction markets. Platforms such as Kalshi reportedly operate with no reported state enforcement action. Wyoming is in the Tenth Circuit, which had not ruled on the Kalshi/CFTC preemption question as of October 2026, unlike the Third, Sixth and Ninth Circuits.

Reviewed Oct 11, 2026 · 22 sources

Legal status

LiveLegal, not launchedLimitedContestedProhibitedNot authorizedRepealedNA

Vertical	Status	Launched	Model	Details
Sports (online)	Live	Sep 2021	Competitive	Statewide online/mobile wagering (no retail requirement); operators must already be licensed/active in 3+ other states; the Commission must issue at least 5 mobile licenses. Minimum age is confirmed 18 by the statute itself (W.S. §9-24-105), not 21 as the LSO's own interim-committee memo mistakenly states elsewhere. Permit fees: $100,000 initial/5-year, $50,000 renewal for operators; $10,000/$5,000 for vendors. "Sporting event" is statutorily defined (W.S. §9-24-101(a)(xi)) to include "electronic sports," so esports wagering is authorized under this same framework. Wyo. Stat. Title 9, ch. 24, art. 1 (Online Sports Wagering Act, as enacted by 2021 HB 133) [1],[2],[3]
Sports (retail)	Not authorized			HB 133 authorized online/mobile sports wagering only; it created no retail sportsbook/kiosk category. 2021 Wyo. Sess. Laws (HB 133) [1]
Online casino	Prohibited			Wyoming Gaming Commission's May 2025 public warning states online casino games (slots, blackjack, roulette) for real money "remain strictly prohibited" and that no online casino/iGaming site is licensed. Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101 [2]
Online poker	Prohibited			Covered by the same general ban on unlicensed real-money online gaming described in the Gaming Commission's 2025 warning; no licensing framework exists for online poker. Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101 [2]
Commercial casinos	Not authorized			No commercial-casino license category exists in Wyoming law. Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101 [4]
Tribal casinos	Limited	Legalized May 2006	Monopoly Tribal	All four of Wyoming's tribal casinos sit on the single Wind River Reservation, shared by two sovereign nations. The Eastern Shoshone Tribe signed a Class III compact with the state in May 2006 (Interior-approved) and a successor compact in 2016 (deemed approved after Interior did not act within the 45-day review window); it operates one casino. Wyoming refused to negotiate a full Class III compact with the Northern Arapaho Tribe, which won a federal court ruling and now operates three casinos (incl. the state's largest, Wind River Hotel & Casino in Riverton) under Interior-issued Class III procedures rather than a state compact. Eastern Shoshone Tribal-State Gaming Compact (2006, renewed 2016) [5]
Lottery	Live	Aug 24, 2014	Monopoly State	Gov. Matt Mead signed HB0077 (2013 General Session) creating the Wyoming Lottery Corporation (WyoLotto); the enrolled act created Wyo. Stat. §§ 9-17-101 to 9-17-128 as the "Wyoming Lottery Act" with a statutory effective date of July 1, 2013. The Corporation is not a state agency -- it is governed by a 9-member board appointed by the Governor and was funded by a private startup loan (repaid early) rather than state money. First ticket sold in Sheridan on Aug. 24, 2014, offering Powerball and Mega Millions. Cowboy Draw (in-state, 2015), Lucky for Life (2016, retired Feb. 21, 2026 and replaced by Millionaire for Life), 2by2 (2021), and KENO (2022) followed. Wyo. Stat. Title 9, ch. 17 (Wyoming Lottery Act), §§ 9-17-101 to 9-17-128 (2013 HB0077, Enrolled Act No. 115) [6],[7]
iLottery	Not authorized			WyoLotto's own site lists only retail draw games (Cowboy Draw, Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life, 2by2, KENO) with "Find a Retailer" the only purchase-related nav item; no online/app-based ticket-purchase or subscription product is offered or referenced.[8]
Daily fantasy	Live			Fantasy sports contests (as defined in §9-24-101(a)(iv)) are excluded from the statutory definition of "gambling" entirely; the Gaming Commission's May 2025 public warning reaffirms "the legality of ... fantasy sports in Wyoming." The Commission does not regulate or license DFS operators. Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101(a)(iii)(O); Wyo. Stat. §9-24-101(a)(iv) [4],[2]
VGTs / VLTs	Not authorized			No bar/truck-stop video-gaming-terminal program distinct from the capped skill-games category was identified.[4]
Historical horse racing	Live	Legalized 2013	Competitive	Historic horse racing terminals have had two compliance episodes. The Pari-Mutuel Commission first authorized "Instant Racing" terminals by rule change; after about two years the Cheyenne Police Department issued a cease-and-desist, and the dispute reached the Wyoming Supreme Court, which ruled in 2006 that the Commission had exceeded its rulemaking authority in authorizing the terminals. The 2013 Legislature then specifically authorized HHR by statute and gave the Commission rulemaking authority. Separately, in 2015 the Commission found "bonus round" software in operating terminals non-compliant on informal advice from the Attorney General, shut the terminals down, and operators introduced compliant replacement software shortly after; HHR has operated without compliance issues since. Unlike skill-based amusement games (capped at 4 machines/establishment, a $3 maximum wager, and a $3,000 maximum payout), Wyoming statute sets no cap on HHR terminal count, location, maximum wager, or maximum jackpot, and HHR/pari-mutuel wagering is lawful at 18, not 21. Wyo. Stat. § 11-25-102(a)(v) (pari-mutuel event definition, electronic historic-event wagering) [4]
Sweepstakes casinos	Prohibited			No dedicated sweepstakes statute exists yet, but the Gaming Commission's May 22, 2025 public warning states that real-money "sweepstakes" and "social casino" sites are unlicensed and "operating illegally in Wyoming." A 2026 interim committee reviewed two competing 2027 draft bills — one that would explicitly ban sweepstakes-style online casino games, another that would instead regulate/license them — without a committee vote as of October 2026. Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101 [2],[9]
Prediction markets	Not authorized			Kalshi and similar platforms operate in Wyoming under a claimed federal exemption from state gambling law, with no cease-and-desist letter or other enforcement action by the state as of October 2026, unlike Montana, Nevada, Arizona, or Massachusetts. Wyoming has no state-specific prediction-markets law of its own. It sits in the Tenth Circuit, which had not ruled on the underlying federal preemption question as of Oct. 2026, unlike the Third Circuit (ruling for the platforms in a New Jersey case, Apr. 2026) and the Sixth and Ninth Circuits (ruling against them, Sept. 2026 and Aug. 2026).[10]?
Skill games	Limited	Legalized 2020	Competitive	Skill-based amusement machines spread after ~2017; a 2018 AG opinion (Formal Op. 2018-002) found them illegal gambling because a predetermined outcome/short reaction window did not make them bona fide skill contests, but the 2020 Legislature (Ch. 114) grandfathered existing machines and gave the renamed Gaming Commission licensing authority. Per the statute text itself (W.S. § 11-25-303): capped at 4 machines operating at any one time per establishment, $3.00 maximum wager per play, $3,000 maximum payout per play, games restricted to the liquor-service area, and no person under 21 may play or enter that area. Wyo. Stat. §§ 11-25-301 to 11-25-306 [11],[4]
Card rooms	Not authorized			No stand-alone card-room/poker-room statute or license category was found; general gambling prohibition would apply absent one of the enumerated exceptions. Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101 [12]
Lottery couriers	Not authorized			No third-party lottery courier service is referenced anywhere on WyoLotto's official site or navigation; absent a courier-licensing statute, third-party ticket-ordering services are not an authorized channel.[8]
Pick'em fantasy	Live			Pick'em-style fantasy sports contests, where a player picks over/under outcomes against the house rather than against other players, operate under the same exclusion from Wyoming's gambling definition as peer-to-peer daily fantasy sports, so they are unlicensed and untaxed.[4]?
Pari-mutuel	Live		Monopoly State	Agency traces to the 1967 Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission (created by HB 130) to authorize wagering on live racing; local-option county approval required. Wyo. Stat. Title 11, ch. 25; Wyo. Stat. §11-25-201 [4]
Advance deposit wagering	Limited		Competitive	Wyoming law lets the Gaming Commission authorize advance deposit pari-mutuel wagering at any premise where a pari-mutuel event is authorized, subject to account-identification, auditing, and minor-access-prohibition safeguards (§11-25-201(k)). It is not a separate license from in-person pari-mutuel or historical horse racing wagering. Wyo. Stat. §11-25-102(a)(xi); Wyo. Stat. §11-25-201(k) [11]
Charitable gaming	Live		Monopoly State	Bingo and pull-tab games are statutorily restricted to charitable/nonprofit organizations existing in Wyoming 3+ years and, since July 1, 2020, licensed by the Gaming Commission under §11-25-104(n); at least 65% of gross sales must be paid out monthly, with caps on supplier and non-charitable use of net proceeds. Charitable raffles are excluded from the gambling definition entirely and need no state license (100% of net proceeds after expenses must go to charity, per Commission FAQ guidance). Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101; Wyo. Stat. §11-25-104(n) [12]
Esports betting	Live		Competitive	"Sporting event," the wagerable-event term used throughout the Online Sports Wagering Act, is statutorily defined to include "electronic sports" alongside professional/collegiate/Olympic/amateur sports. Esports wagering is therefore authorized under the same online sports wagering licenses, with no separate esports-specific licensing category. Wyo. Stat. §9-24-101(a)(xi) [3]
Social casino	Live			The Gaming Commission's 2025 warning targets real-money payouts specifically; free-to-play, no-cash-prize social casino apps are not described as targeted. Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101 [2]

Sports betting in Wyoming: status, tax rate, sportsbooks and bills →

Tax rates

Vertical	Channel	Rate	Base	Promos deductible	Since	Statute
Daily fantasy	online	No Wyoming tax or fee applies. Wyo. Stat. §9-24-101(a)(iv) defines 'fantasy sports contest' and §6-7-101(a)(iii)(O) excludes such contests from the statutory definition of 'gambling' entirely; the Gaming Commission does not regulate, license, or tax DFS operators, and its May 2025 public warning reaffirmed the legality of fantasy sports in Wyoming without any fee/tax mention.	OTHER	No	2021	Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101(a)(iii)(O); §9-24-101(a)(iv)[4],[2]?
Pick'em fantasy	online	No Wyoming tax or fee applies; pick'em-style fantasy contests fall under the same gambling-definition exclusion as peer-to-peer daily fantasy sports.	OTHER	No	2021	Wyo. Stat. §6-7-101(a)(iii)(O); §9-24-101(a)(iv)[4]?
Historical horse racing	retail	1.9% 1.9% of total handle wagered on historic pari-mutuel events, composed of: 0.25% to a dedicated account per W.S. 11-25-105(b)(ii) [now recodified at 11-25-201]; 1% to the county and the city/town where the permittee is located, in equal shares (or to the county alone absent an incorporated city/town) per subsection (b)(iii); 0.25% credited to the legislative stabilization reserve account per subsection (b)(iv) (added/amended by 2019 enrolled Act, HB0279); and 0.40% of total handle (on all pari-mutuel wagering, not historic-specific) to the Wyoming Breeders Award Fund per subsection (j), plus an additional 20% of amounts the permittee retains on multiple/exotic wagers under subsection (c).	HANDLE	No	Jul 1, 2019	Wyo. Stat. § 11-25-105(b)(ii)-(iv), (j) [as amended by 2019 HB0279, Enrolled Act No. 119], now recodified at § 11-25-201[16],[17]
Skill games	retail	20%	GGR		2020	Wyo. Stat. §11-25-304(d) Vendors remit 20% of net proceeds weekly on skill-based amusement games. Distributed 45% to the county/city where the game is located, 45% to the public school foundation program account, and 10% to the commission gaming account. [11]
Sports (online)	online	10%	GGR		Sep 2021	Wyo. Stat. §9-24-104(a) (Online Sports Wagering Act, 2021 HB 133) Operators remit 10% of monthly online sports wagering revenue; the first $300,000/fiscal year is continuously appropriated to the Dept. of Health for county problem-gambling programs, with the remainder to the general fund. Losses may be carried forward to offset a future month's revenue. [3]

Rules and requirements

Casinos

Number of tribal gaming facilities: 4
All four facilities sit on the Wind River Reservation — one Eastern Shoshone casino under compact, three Northern Arapaho casinos under federal Class III procedures.
[5]

Legislation

Summary of significant pending gambling legislation this session: 2026 interim Select Committee on Gaming reviewed competing 2027 draft bills to either ban or license/regulate online sweepstakes-casino platforms; no committee vote taken as of Oct. 2026.[9]

Minimum age

Minimum age to purchase lottery: 18
Set by WyoLotto's own Responsible Play page: "Must be 18 or older to play."
[15]
Minimum age for pari-mutuel wagering: 18
W.S. §11-25-205(c) sets the minimum age at 18: "No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall place or be allowed to place a bet." The same age applies to historical horse racing, which is wagered on as a pari-mutuel event.
[11]
Minimum age to place a sports wager: 18
W.S. §9-24-105 sets the minimum age at 18 ("No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall engage in online sports wagering"); a Legislative Service Office interim-committee memo elsewhere misstates this age as 21.
[1],[3]

Prediction markets

Summary of the state's action against sports event contracts (C&D: No cease-and-desist letter, lawsuit, or other enforcement action against Kalshi or other prediction-market platforms as of October 2026.[10]?

Skill games

Summary of skill-game legal status/litigation: Grandfathered/capped by the 2020 Legislature after a 2018 AG opinion found existing machines illegal; limited to 4 machines per licensed liquor establishment/truck stop/smoke shop, $3 max wager, $3,000 max jackpot.[4]

Sports betting rules

Wagering on college sports allowed at all: Yes
Wagering on collegiate sports and athletic events is included in the statutory definition of a wagerable "sporting event."
[3]
Wagering on in-state college teams allowed: Yes
Wyoming law does not bar wagering on Wyoming college teams specifically.
[3]?
Individual college player prop bets allowed: Yes
Proposition bets are among the wager types the law defines as sports wagering, with no carve-out for player props or for college games.
[3]?
Credit cards may be used to fund accounts: Yes
Credit and debit cards are a statutorily approved funding method ("cash equivalent") for an online sports wagering account.
[3]
Esports wagering allowed: Yes
The statutory definition of a wagerable "sporting event" expressly includes electronic sports, so esports wagering is authorized under the same online sports wagering licenses.
[3]
New online accounts must be created in person: No
A sports wagering account may be opened electronically through a licensed operator's app or website; the law does not require a patron to visit any location in person to open an account.
[3]
Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises): Yes
Online sports wagering is offered only through a computer, website, or mobile app; the law has no retail sportsbook category, so wagering is available statewide wherever a patron is physically present in Wyoming.
[3]
Operators must use official league data for some bets: No
Wyoming's sports wagering law does not require operators to use official league data for any category of bet.
[3]?

Sweepstakes

Statute or regulator action specifically bans dual-currency online sweepstakes casinos: No
No dedicated statute as of Oct. 2026; Gaming Commission treats real-money sweepstakes/social-casino sites as illegal under the general gambling law, and a 2027 ban-vs-regulate bill is still in committee draft form.
[2],[9]

Tax revenue

Where gaming tax revenue goes (education fund: Operators remit 10% of monthly online sports wagering revenue to the Gaming Commission; the first $300,000 collected each fiscal year is continuously appropriated to the Department of Health for county programs that prevent and treat problem gambling, and the remainder is deposited in the state general fund.[3]
Uses that sports-wagering tax revenue is directed to by law, largest share first where the law sets shares: general_fund, problem_gambling
Only the first $300,000 collected per fiscal year is earmarked for county problem-gambling programs; everything above that goes to the general fund.
[3]

Revenue

Tax revenueMonthly · Sports (online)

Monthly3-month average

$100K$200K$300K20222023202420252026Dec 2025 $271K$134K

Calendar-year totals from available reports; incomplete years are partial totals.

Vertical	Measure	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Historical horse racing	Handle	$452M	$685M	$2.1B	$1.7B
Sports (online)	GGR	$15.9M	$27.4M	$22.8M	$15.4M	$14.8M	$3.1M
Sports (online)	AGI (adjusted revenue)					$7.2M
Sports (online)	Handle	$154M	$234M	$209M	$151M	$145M	$29.5M
Sports (online)	Tax paid	$1.2M	$1.9M	$1.4M	$923K	$843K	$108K

Sports (online)Monthly GGR

Monthly3-month average

$2.0M$4.0M20222023202420252026Nov 2024 $3.4M$1.9M

Sports (online) by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

Operator	Channel	Reported period	Handle	GGR
DraftKings	online	Sep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026	$133M	$14.1M
FanDuel	online	Sep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026	$59.5M	$7.2M
BetMGM	online	Sep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026	$34.8M	$3.8M
Fanatics	online	Sep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026	$15.4M	$1.5M
Caesars Entertainment	online	Sep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026	$10.5M	$859K

What these figures mean

Historical horse racing: Only handle is recorded.
Sports (online): GGR is the report's "Gross Gaming Revenue" line. Adjusted revenue is the report's "Adjusted Taxable Gaming Revenue" line, printed only in early reports. Tax paid is the report's "Tax Due" or "Tax Revenue" line.

Revenue report sources (102)

Not published by the state

Daily fantasy: Wyoming law (Wyo. Stat. §9-24-101(a)(iv), §6-7-101(a)(iii)(O)) excludes fantasy sports contests from the definition of gambling entirely, so the Gaming Commission does not license, tax or collect revenue figures from DFS operators. Checked Oct 11, 2026 · source

Lottery

Status: Live · Monopoly State
Notes
Gov. Matt Mead signed HB0077 (2013 General Session) creating the Wyoming Lottery Corporation (WyoLotto); the enrolled act created Wyo. Stat. §§ 9-17-101 to 9-17-128 as the "Wyoming Lottery Act" with a statutory effective date of July 1, 2013. The Corporation is not a state agency -- it is governed by a 9-member board appointed by the Governor and was funded by a private startup loan (repaid early) rather than state money. First ticket sold in Sheridan on Aug. 24, 2014, offering Powerball and Mega Millions. Cowboy Draw (in-state, 2015), Lucky for Life (2016, retired Feb. 21, 2026 and replaced by Millionaire for Life), 2by2 (2021), and KENO (2022) followed.
[6],[7]
Authorized: Mar 13, 2013
Wyo. Stat. Title 9, ch. 17 (Wyoming Lottery Act), §§ 9-17-101 to 9-17-128 (2013 HB0077, Enrolled Act No. 115)
First tickets sold: Aug 24, 2014
Run by: Wyoming Lottery Corporation (WyoLotto)
Minimum age: 18[15]
Multistate games: Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life, 2by2[8],[13]
Where the money goes: At least 75% of WyoLotto's net proceeds each quarter go to the State Treasurer, who pays them out at least once a year to the treasurers of Wyoming's counties, cities, and towns for deposit in their own general funds, to spend at local discretion rather than on an earmarked state program. Each county's share is set by its proportion of statewide lottery ticket sales, then split within the county between the county government and its cities and towns by population.[14],[6]
Online sales (iLottery): Not authorized
Notes
WyoLotto's own site lists only retail draw games (Cowboy Draw, Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life, 2by2, KENO) with "Find a Retailer" the only purchase-related nav item; no online/app-based ticket-purchase or subscription product is offered or referenced.
[8]
Courier services: Not authorized
Notes
No third-party lottery courier service is referenced anywhere on WyoLotto's official site or navigation; absent a courier-licensing statute, third-party ticket-ordering services are not an authorized channel.
[8]

Lottery sales and money kept by the stateState fiscal years

SalesKept by the stateOnline gambling legalized

$20.0M$40.0M$60.0MFY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY20241$38.4M$12.0M

1Apr 2021: online sports betting legalized · launched Sep 2021

Yearly figures

Fiscal year	Sales	Prizes	Administration	Kept by the state	Prize share
FY2024	$38.4M	$22.0M	$4.3M	$12.0M	57%
FY2023	$41.4M	$23.9M	$4.3M	$13.2M	58%
FY2022	$25.7M	$15.7M	$3.7M	$6.2M	61%
FY2021	$29.7M	$17.5M	$3.3M	$9.0M	59%
FY2020	$22.5M	$13.8M	$2.6M	$6.1M	61%
FY2019	$34.6M	$19.8M	$3.1M	$11.8M	57%
FY2018	$24.5M	$14.8M	$3.5M	$6.3M	60%
FY2017	$25.3M	$14.5M	$3.4M	$7.4M	57%
FY2016	$27.1M	$18.4M	$3.5M	$5.2M	68%
FY2015	$14.3M	$9.7M	$4.7M	$0	68%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Finances

Lottery timeline

Aug 24, 2014 · Launched · Lottery
WyoLotto sells its first ticket, in Sheridan[6]
Mar 13, 2013 · Legalized · Lottery
Gov. Matt Mead authorizes creation of the Wyoming Lottery Corporation[6]

Licensed operators

Operator	Brand	Vertical	License	Status	Launched	Partner / venue
BetMGM	BetMGM Sportsbook (Wyoming)	Sports (online)	Online sports-wagering operator permit (Wyo. Stat. Title 11, ch. 25)	active	Sep 2021	Wyoming Gaming Commission[18]
Caesars Entertainment	Caesars Sportsbook (Wyoming)	Sports (online)	Online sports-wagering operator permit (Wyo. Stat. Title 11, ch. 25)	active	2022	Wyoming Gaming Commission[19]
DraftKings	DraftKings Sportsbook (Wyoming)	Sports (online)	Online sports-wagering operator permit (Wyo. Stat. Title 11, ch. 25)	active	Sep 2021	Wyoming Gaming Commission[18]
Fanatics Betting and Gaming	Fanatics Sportsbook (Wyoming)	Sports (online)	Online sports-wagering operator permit (Wyo. Stat. Title 11, ch. 25)	active	May 29, 2024	Wyoming Gaming Commission[19]
FanDuel	FanDuel Sportsbook (Wyoming)	Sports (online)	Online sports-wagering operator permit (Wyo. Stat. Title 11, ch. 25)	active	Mar 10, 2022	Wyoming Gaming Commission[19]
PENN Entertainment	ESPN Bet / theScore Bet Sportsbook (Wyoming)	Sports (online)	Online sports-wagering operator permit (Wyo. Stat. Title 11, ch. 25)	pending		Wyoming Gaming Commission[19]
PointsBet	PointsBet Sportsbook (Wyoming)	Sports (online)	Online sports-wagering operator permit (Wyo. Stat. Title 11, ch. 25)	pending		Wyoming Gaming Commission[20]

Casinos

4 properties open.

Property	Type	City	Operator	Hotel
789 Casino[22]	Tribal casino	Riverton	Northern Arapaho Tribe
Little Wind Casino[22]	Tribal casino	Ethete	Northern Arapaho Tribe
Shoshone Rose Casino & Hotel[22]	Tribal casino	Fort Washakie	Eastern Shoshone Tribe	Yes
Wind River Hotel & Casino[22]	Tribal casino	Riverton	Northern Arapaho Tribe	Yes

Tribal gaming

Compact notices in the Federal Register: 2 · first notice Jul 14, 2006, latest Aug 22, 2016

Tribal gaming revenue in the NIGC Rapid City Region

NIGC Rapid City RegionFederal fiscal years

$200M$400M$600MFY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025$440M

The National Indian Gaming Commission reports revenue only by region. This region also includes Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota.[21]

Compact notices

Published	Tribe	Notice	Federal Register
Aug 22, 2016	Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation	Amendment approved	81 FR 56693
Jul 14, 2006	Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation	Compact approved	71 FR 40147

The Interior Department publishes a notice when a compact or amendment is approved or takes effect. Older compacts published before 1994 are not included.

Economy

Adults 21 and over: 439K (2024; 587K residents)
Gambling revenue per adult: $62 in 2025 · 29th of 31 states with a full year of reports
$27.4M kept by operators from sports (online), divided by adults 21 and over. Tribal casinos and the lottery are not included.
Gambling taxes collected: $29.2M in FY2025 · 1.14% of all state taxes
Gambling jobs: 356 in 2023 · $33,116 average annual pay
Undercount: the Bureau of Labor Statistics withholds some figures to protect individual employers.

Gambling taxes collectedState fiscal years

Gambling taxesLottery proceeds

$10.0M$20.0M$30.0MFY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025$29.2M$12.0M

Census Bureau tax collections on amusements and pari-mutuel wagering. Most states book casino, sports betting and video gaming taxes here; amusement taxes can also include admissions taxes unrelated to gambling. Lottery proceeds are what the lottery transfers to the state after prizes and costs.

Gambling jobsAnnual average

2004002017201920212023356

Casinos, casino hotels, card rooms, bingo halls, off-track betting and slot-route operators, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Racetracks are not included. Jobs at tribal casinos are counted as government jobs.

Gambling jobs by industry, 2023

Industry	Ownership	Employers	Jobs	Average pay
Gambling industries	privately owned	28	356	$33,077
Casino hotels	tribal and other government-owned		withheld

Taxes by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Amusement taxes	Pari-mutuel taxes	Share of state taxes	Lottery proceeds
FY2025	$7.9M	$21.3M	1.14%	—
FY2024	$7.4M	$17.2M	0.93%	$12.0M
FY2023	$6.5M	$13.7M	0.67%	$13.2M
FY2022	$6.5M	$9.4M	0.65%	$6.2M
FY2021	$5.0M	$8.1M	0.70%	$9.0M
FY2020	$435K	$6.5M	0.35%	$6.1M
FY2019	—	$6.1M	0.29%	$11.8M
FY2018	—	$4.7M	0.26%	$6.3M
FY2017	—	$3.2M	0.19%	$7.4M
FY2016	—	$2.0M	0.10%	$5.2M

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, States (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA); U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC): Historical Dataset; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2023 annual averages, NAICS 7132 (Gambling industries)

Timeline

May 22, 2025 · Enforcement Action · Sweepstakes casinos
Gaming Commission publicly warns that unlicensed online casino, iGaming, and sweepstakes sites are operating illegally in Wyoming[2]
Sep 2021 · Launched · Sports (online)
Licensed mobile sportsbooks go live after the Gaming Commission adopts rules (approved Aug. 2, 2021)[1]
Apr 2021 · Legalized · Sports (online)
Gov. Mark Gordon signs HB 133, legalizing statewide online sports wagering[1]
2020 · Legalized · Skill games
Legislature renames the agency the Wyoming Gaming Commission and grandfathers/caps skill-based amusement games and licenses charitable bingo/pull-tabs[4]
Jul 1, 2019 · Tax Change · Historical horse racing
HB0279 changes the historic-handle legislative stabilization reserve payment from 0.5% to 0.25% and adds a separate 0.25% common-school/stabilization-reserve payment[16]
2019 Wyo. Enrolled Act No. 119 (HB0279); W.S. 11-25-105(b)(ii)-(iv)
Dec 11, 2018 · Other · Skill games
AG Formal Opinion 2018-002 concludes skill-based amusement machines are illegal gambling[4]
Aug 2016 · Compact Amended · Tribal casinos
Eastern Shoshone's successor gaming compact deemed approved after Interior's 45-day review lapses[5]
2015 · Enforcement Action · Historical horse racing
Commission shuts down HHR terminals after an AG informal opinion finds "bonus round" software non-compliant; operators introduce compliant replacement software shortly after[4]
Aug 24, 2014 · Launched · Lottery
WyoLotto sells its first ticket, in Sheridan[6]
Mar 13, 2013 · Legalized · Lottery
Gov. Matt Mead authorizes creation of the Wyoming Lottery Corporation[6]
2013 · Legalized · Historical horse racing
Legislature specifically authorizes historic horse racing by statute[4]
May 2006 · Compact Signed · Tribal casinos
Eastern Shoshone Tribe and Gov. Freudenthal sign a Class III gaming compact[5]
2006 · Court Ruling · Historical horse racing
Wyoming Supreme Court rules Pari-Mutuel Commission exceeded its rulemaking authority in authorizing HHR terminals, following a Cheyenne Police Dept. cease-and-desist[4]
2003 · Legalized · Historical horse racing
Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission authorizes "Instant Racing" (HHR) terminals by rule[4]

Regulators

Wyoming Gaming Commission — Sports (online), Pari-mutuel, Historical horse racing, Skill games, Charitable gaming
Wyoming Lottery Corporation (WyoLotto) — Lottery
Wyoming Office of the Attorney General — Skill games, Prediction markets

Sources

Wyoming Sports Betting Bill Passes Legislature, Heads To Governor · Legal Sports Report · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; corroborated by sbcamericas.com and ggbnews.com coverage of the same 2021 bill.
Wyoming Gaming Commission Warns Against Illegal iGaming Operations; Unable to Assist with Unlicensed Winnings · Wyoming Gaming Commission · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“online casino games like slots, blackjack, and roulette for real money remain strictly prohibited”
Wyoming Statutes Title 9, Chapter 24, Article 1 (Online Sports Wagering Act) · Wyoming Legislative Service Office · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Fetched directly and parsed with pdftotext -layout. Corrects this file's prior citation of the Online Sports Wagering Act to "Title 11, ch. 25" -- it is actually Title 9, Chapter 24, Article 1; Title 11 ch. 25 covers pari-mutuel wagering and skill based amusement games only. Re-fetched and read in full on 2026-10-11 to confirm: no retail wagering location or in-person registration requirement (9-24-101(a)(vi), (xiii)); collegiate and electronic sports included in the "sporting event" definition with no in-state-team or player-prop carve-out (9-24-101(a)(xi)-(xii)); credit/debit cards listed as an approved "cash equivalent" funding method (9-24-101(a)(i)); no official-league-data mandate found anywhere in the chapter; and the revenue distribution in 9-24-104(a).
“No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall engage in online sports wagering.”
Interim Topic #1: Comprehensive Review of Gaming in Wyoming (AAG Michael Kahler memo to the Joint Appropriations Committee, May 7, 2024) · Wyoming Office of the Attorney General / Legislative Service Office · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Fetched directly and parsed with pdftotext (gaming.az.gov-style 403 workaround was not even needed here; wyoleg.gov loaded on a plain fetch). An earlier research pass had marked this PDF as unparseable and relied on a search-engine summary instead -- that was incorrect; the memo is primary-ish (AG's office brief to the Legislature) but note it contains at least one apparent drafting error: it states online sports wagering requires 21+, which the codified statute (W.S. §9-24-105) contradicts at 18+. Treated the codified statute as authoritative over the memo on that single point; the memo's HHR/skill-game history and all other details are used as stated.
“historic horse racing and other pari-mutuel wagering is lawful for those 18 years and older, as compared to skill based amusement games and online sports wagering, which requires individuals to be 21 years or older”
Wind River Reservation tribal gaming coverage (Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho compacts/procedures) · Indianz.com · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; corroborated by BIA-hosted compact PDFs for the Eastern Shoshone 2006 and 2016 compacts and a 2026 tribalgaming.com trade article on current facility counts.
WyoLotto celebrates 10 years serving Wyoming · Wyoming Tribune Eagle / Wyoming News · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; corroborated by Wikipedia's WyoLotto entry.
2013 Wyoming HB0077 / Enrolled Act No. 115 — An Act relating to lotteries; creating the Wyoming lottery corporation · Wyoming Legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Fetched and read directly (PDF, 38 pages). This copy's governor-approval signature block ("DATE APPROVED: __________") is blank, so the exact Mar. 13, 2013 Gov. Mead signing date (reported by secondary sources) was not independently confirmed from this document; the chapter/section creation (9-17-101 to 9-17-128) and the July 1, 2013 effective date are confirmed directly from the bill text.
“W.S. 9-17-101 through 9-17-128 are created to read: CHAPTER 17 WYOMING LOTTERY ... This act is effective July 1, 2013.”
Games | WyoLotto · Wyoming Lottery Corporation · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Fetched directly; site navigation is limited to "Find a Retailer" / "Become a Retailer" with no online-purchase, subscription, or courier feature referenced anywhere, confirming no iLottery/online-ticket-sales product or courier-service relationship exists on the official site as of Oct. 2026.
“Showing 6 games (Cowboy Draw, Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life, 2by2, KENO)”
Wyoming Lawmakers Weigh Sweepstakes Casino Ban, Regulation · Covers.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; corroborated by sccgmanagement.com and playusa.com coverage of the same Oct. 2026 Select Committee on Gaming meeting.
Is Kalshi Legal in Wyoming? Prediction Markets Status (2026) · Squawka · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary/industry-tracker source only; no official Wyoming regulator or AG statement on prediction markets was found in this research pass.
Wyoming Statutes Title 11, Chapter 25 (Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Skill Based Amusement Games) · Wyoming Legislative Service Office · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Fetched directly (curl_cffi Chrome-impersonation fallback not needed; wyoleg.gov loaded on a plain fetch) and parsed with pdftotext -layout.
“the vendor shall remit to the commission an amount equivalent to twenty percent (20%) of the net proceeds earned during the prior week on the vendor's skill based amusement games”
Charitable Gaming · Wyoming Gaming Commission · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
cited via search-engine summary; direct page content on bingo/pull-tab licensing and raffle exemption corroborated by W.S. §11-25-104(n) citation in search results.
2by2 (lottery) · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
secondary source only; also states "Wyoming added on March 14, 2021."
“offered in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming”
Wyoming Statutes Title 9, Chapter 17 (Wyoming Lottery Act), section 9-17-111 (Disposition of lottery proceeds) · Wyoming Legislative Service Office · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Fetched directly (same compiled Title 9 PDF as wy-title09-statute, different chapter) and parsed with pdftotext -layout. Also confirms section 9-17-121's eighteen-year minimum age for lottery ticket sales, consistent with this file's existing min_age.lottery fact (sourced separately to WyoLotto's own Responsible Play page).
“At least once per fiscal year, these monies shall be paid by the treasurer to the treasurers of the counties, cities and towns for payment into their respective general funds.”
Responsible Play · Wyoming Lottery Corporation (WyoLotto) · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Must be 18 or older to play.”
2019 Wyoming Enrolled Act No. 119 (HB0279) — pari-mutuel wagering fee amendments · Wyoming Legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Pay an amount equal to one-half percent (1/2%) one-quarter percent (1/4%) of the total amount wagered attributable to historic pari-mutuel events”
Legal Gambling in Wyoming and the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission (2018 interim committee memo) · Wyoming Legislative Service Office · regulator report · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“an amount equal to four-tenths of one percent (0.40%) of the total handle wagered during the pari-mutuel event”
Wyoming licenses first batch of online sports betting operators · World Casino Directory · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; confirmed via search-result text that DraftKings and BetMGM were the first operating licenses issued, taking bets from Sept. 2021.
Wyoming Sports Betting · Action Network · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; confirmed via search-result text on FanDuel's Mar. 10, 2022 launch, Caesars' mid-2022 launch, Fanatics' May 29, 2024 launch, and Penn Entertainment's reported approved-but-unlaunched status.
Wyoming Approves PointsBet Sportsbook · Global Gaming Business · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; confirmed via search-result text that PointsBet was approved/licensed; current operating status not independently reconfirmed.
NIGC FY 2025 Gross Gaming Revenue Report · National Indian Gaming Commission · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“FY 2025’s GGR of $46.2 billion marks the highest ever GGR for the Indian gaming industry.”
List of casinos in Wyoming · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“789 Casino Riverton Fremont Land-based Owned by the Northern Arapaho Tribe; Shoshone Rose Casino & Hotel Fort Washakie Fremont Land-based Owned by the Eastern Shoshone Tribe”